This Mitaca harvest is what we know and love from Jhon Wilson Poveda: heavy currant fruit, a nice articulated lemon zest acidity, and chocolaty sweetness and body.
V. Colombia, Castillo, Caturra
Acevedo, Huila
1,700 masl
Mitaca; June, 2019
Harvested at peak ripeness. Floated. Depulped. Dry fermented for 35 hours. Dried on raised beds for 30 days.
ABOUT JHON WILSON POVEDA
Jhon Wilson Poveda produces some of our favorite coffees of the year, and has become one of our foundational partnerships in Colombia. This particular lot is his Mitaca. Colombia is one of the few coffee-producing regions in the world that has a biannual harvest cycle: the main harvest, and a second—usually smaller—harvest called the Mitaca. Look for Jhon's main harvest lots to arrive around the beginning of summer.
ABOUT THIS FIELD BLEND
This is a field blend of the three most commonly grown varieties in Colombia: Castillo, Variety Colombia, and Caturra. Both Castillo and V. Colombia are Catimor hybrids, which give them high disease resistance. Caturra, on the other hand, is a natural mutation of Bourbon, and is very susceptible to disease.
Pricing Details
Farm Gate (Local)
1.3MM Pesos / Carga
Farm Gate (USD)
$3.97/KG
FOB
$7.70/KG
FOT
$9.24/KG
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